Framework for Approaching the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Budget [Publication Details]

Feb 26, 2026 - Presented to: Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review No. 2 on Resources, Environmental Protection and Energy
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5136

The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel Tax Credit Proposal

Feb 24, 2026 - In large part due to this cost differential, currently only a small share —less than 2   percent —of aviation fuel used in the United States is SAF. SAF Production Occurs Alongside Other Renewable Fuels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5139

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposed Elimination of State Environmental Positions

Feb 17, 2026 - (We refer to these as “environmental positions. ”) By contrast, as shown in Figure  2, environmental positions comprised a majority of the residual positions reviewed by the Legislature (565 of 1,009) and of the positions the Legislature did not agree to eliminate (349 of 650).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5124

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan

Feb 10, 2026 - This amount was approved via three different 2025 budget actions: (1) $181  million provided through Chapter  2 of 2025 (A B  100 , Gabriel) (these funds were available for departments to spend during the final few months of 2024 ‑25), (2) $2.9  million through Chapter  5 of 2025 (A B  102 , Gabriel), and (3) $3.3  billion through Chapter  104 of 2025 (S B  105 , Wiener).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5115

The 2026-27 Budget: Cap-and-Invest Expenditure Plan

Feb 10, 2026 - DOF indicates that its proposed budget trailer legislation clarifies its interpretation of the intent of SB 840 related to (1) the funds subject to the SB 840 methodology and (2) the treatment of state operations costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5114

The Bay-Delta Plan and Voluntary Agreements: Ensuring Effective Legislative Oversight

Mar 18, 2026 - Populations of fall ‑run Chinook —the state ’s most abundant salmon run that supports commercial and recreational fishing —have declined by an average of 2  percent annually since 1995. (A “run ” refers to the season in which the majority of adults return from the ocean to spawn.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Proposition 4

Oct 16, 2025 - Figure 2 Budget Package Approves New Positions to Implement Proposition 4 Department
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5076

The 2026-27 Budget: California Public Utilities Commission’s Implementation of AB 1207

Feb 10, 2026 - We recommend the Legislature (1)  assess whether these additional activities are consistent with legislative intent, as well as whether they are high priorities for funding given the state ’s serious budget challenges and (2)  make corresponding changes to the level of staffing and funding provided, as relevant.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5120

Cap-and-Invest: November 2025 Auction Update and 2026-27 Budget Context

Dec 9, 2025 - Senate Bill 840 made various modifications to the allocation of GGRF revenues starting in 2026-27, such as (1)  changing some allocations from being set percentages of GGRF revenues to fixed dollar amounts and (2)  changing the order in which certain allocations are made.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5096

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget package (1)  extends the PTET through tax year 2030, and (2)  allows taxpayers to make a late prepayment for tax years 2026 onward, subject to a 12.5  percent reduction in the corresponding credit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/